Merge pull request #21391 from anntzer/jpegbkg

greglucas · web-flow · commit 30db833c12bb · 2022-01-29T13:14:12.000-07:00
Reuse imsave()'s background-blending code in FigureCanvasAgg.print_jpeg.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py
@@ -560,13 +560,11 @@ def print_to_buffer(self):
 
     @_api.delete_parameter("3.5", "args")
     def print_jpg(self, filename_or_obj, *args, pil_kwargs=None):
-        # Remove transparency by alpha-blending on an assumed white background.
-        r, g, b, a = mcolors.to_rgba(self.figure.get_facecolor())
-        try:
-            self.figure.set_facecolor(a * np.array([r, g, b]) + 1 - a)
+        # savefig() has already applied savefig.facecolor; we now set it to
+        # white to make imsave() blend semi-transparent figures against an
+        # assumed white background.
+        with mpl.rc_context({"savefig.facecolor": "white"}):
             self._print_pil(filename_or_obj, "jpeg", pil_kwargs)
-        finally:
-            self.figure.set_facecolor((r, g, b, a))
 
     print_jpeg = print_jpg
 
